Zine Mod
| Synonyms: | moderator, zine ed |
| See also: | zine publisher |
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A zine mod is a volunteer who helps to organize a zine. It is a newer term in zine fandom, used in the context of art-heavy zines organized via social media (Twitter, Tumblr, Discord, etc.). If a zine-mod project includes print zines, the physical zine is often glossy and perfect-bound, with optional bundled fan merch.
The role of zine mod is a cross between a zine publisher/zine editor and a community moderator; an online zine will frequently have a team of zine mods, each assigned to a particular area of responsibility such as shipping, finance, or layout.
Zine mods often apply to join a zine project after it has already started; one person or a few fandom friends may have an idea for a zine concept, advertise the upcoming zine, and only then ask for mod applications to fill in all needed roles.
Examples
- Dina - Art Mod, Graphics
- Lee - Writer Mod, Beta Mod
- Silver - Social Media
- Suga - Finance
- Jam - Social Media Intern
- Tai - Art/Graphics Intern
- Skie - Layout Intern
- Killian - Layout
- Joeseph (cressilly) - Head Mod, Social Media, Art Mod
- Tea (transtrucy) - Writing Mod
- Ronnie (starjuicebox) - Art Mod
- Leo (resoleon) - Finance, Shipping
- Feiyu - Formatting
- Shyranno - Zine Mod
- Zaana - Art mod
- Helo - Writing mod
- QueenJiru - Community & shipping mod
- Eternal & Empress - Support mods
- @gabzcraft (head mod)
- @eclec-tech (writing mod)
- Noct (shipping mod)
- Victoria (art mod)
- Muzzthemoo (social media mod)
- Calamari (finance and production mod)